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Conan the Barbarian

The Religious Affiliation of
Conan the Barbarian
 

Religion: Cimmerian paganism (esp. the god Crom) CBR Scale: S

Name: Conan the Barbarian

Other Names: Conan the Cimmerian; Conan; Conan the King; King Conan

Classification: hero hero  

Publisher(s): Berkley Books; Clayton Publications Dark Horse Marvel Weird Tales

First Appearance: Weird Tales (vol. 20) #6 (Dec. 1932): "The Phoenix on the Sword"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (comics) Conan the Barbarian (vol. 1) #1 (Oct. 1970): "The Coming of Conan!"

Creators: Robert E. Howard

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 898

   Comic Book Appearances: 859

   TV, Film Appearances: 37

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 2

Ally: Red Sonja

Occupation: barbarian

Nation: Cimmeria

Race: white

Gender: male


This character is in the following 84 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The 3-Minute Sketchbook #1 (Oct. 2007)
The Coming of Conan (1953): "The Frost Giant's Daughter" (lead character)
Conan of Cimmeria (1969): "The Snout in the Dark" (lead character)
Conan of the Isles
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Buccaneer (1971) (lead character)
Conan the Cimmerian #16 (Nov. 2009): "Alliance" (lead character)
Conan the Conqueror (1950) (lead character)
Conan: Flame and the Fiend
Fantasy Fiction (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1953): "The Frost Giant's Daughter" (lead character)
Giant-Size Conan
Gonad the Barbarian #1 (July 1986): "Gonad the Barbarian" (character based on)
The Howard Collector (vol. 2) #1 (Winter 1965): "Cimmeria" (behind the scenes)
Marvel Fanfare
Rogues in the House (1976): "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" (lead character)
The Savage Sword of Conan
Savage Tales
Ultraforce / Avengers #1 (Fall 1995): "Becoming More Like God" (cameo)
Weird Tales


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crom
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0008154/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/conan/29-2438/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/conaconr.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/hyborian.html